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04/14/08
Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
71 %
Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 5 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7/10
Theatrical Release: Feb 15, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $3,336,296
Synopsis: Set in the sixteenth century, this epic romance begins as a marriage of alliance between two cultures and religions, for political gain, with King Bharmal of Amer giving his daughter’s hand to Emperor Akbar. When Akbar accepts the marriage proposal, little does he know that in his efforts to... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Suhasini Mulay, Sonu Sood
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1 - 8 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top Critic
Bollywood films, more than films from anywhere else in the world, harken back to the heyday of the Hollywood studio star system with all the glamour and gloss that goes with that.
03/06/08
Luckily, Aishwarya Rai's mesmerizing good looks make three and a half hours tick by like, well, two and a half hours
02/23/08
An imperial epic of 16th-century India, realized on a suitably gargantuan scale by writer-director Ashutosh Gowariker.
02/21/08
A long-limbed story that is utterly simple in structure, but decorated with enough character interplay and side plots to keep the movie ticking over to a powerful finale.
02/20/08
Top Critic
There's something to look at even when there's nothing going on, which is seldom, and Rai and Roshan are exceptionally attractive swathed in pearls and glittering gems.
02/19/08
[Director Ashutosh Gowariker] seems to raise the bar with his historic magnum-opus, Jodhaa Akbar.
02/19/08
These are the real human moments in the film. One just wishes there were a few more.
02/15/08
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